This compound is primarily utilized in the synthesis of deuterated pharmaceuticals and biochemicals, where it serves as a chiral building block. Its deuterium labeling makes it valuable in isotopic labeling studies, particularly in NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, to track molecular pathways and mechanisms in drug metabolism research. Additionally, it is employed in the development of deuterated analogs of active pharmaceutical ingredients to enhance their stability and pharmacokinetic properties. Its chiral nature also makes it useful in asymmetric synthesis, contributing to the production of enantiomerically pure compounds.